'Angels in America' and first adaptation of 'Invisible Man' at Court Theatre next season
Charles Newell, the artistic director of the Court Theatre, will direct a major Chicago revival of Tony Kushner's “Angels in America” in spring 2012.
The two-part epic, Newell said, will feature a common company, rehearse simultaneously, and open in its entirety on the same day. Newell said that he wanted to encourage “as many people as possible” to see the shows in a marathon. He also said that the production was Kushner's personal suggestion and that the playwright is expected to be in Hyde Park for at least some of the process.
Court also will produce the first stage adaptation of the Ralph Ellison novel “Invisible Man,” adapted by Oren Jacoby. It will be directed by Christopher McElroen, a founding artistic director of the Classical Theatre of Harlem and opens in January.
The Court season will kick off in September with “Spunk,” George C. Wolfe's zesty adaptation of the work of Zora Neale Hurston. In November, the Hyde Park institution will open a one-man version of “An Iliad,” as adapted from the Homer by Lisa Peterson and Denis O'Hare and starring Timothy Edward Kane. Newell, who has a busy year ahead, will direct.
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Posted by: Kathleen Madigan | March 09, 2011 at 05:49 AM